Jr,
I have bass fished all of my life and love it. I do not do it very often but over the course of my life the best baits(generally speaking) would be a black spinnerbait with a colorado blade or a plastic worm(I usually use black or violet). There is no magic time(same as fishing during the day). I would not hesitate to use a buzzbait or a chugger(pop-r or jitterbug type)if I could see to throw fairly accurately. We night fished from summer until ice started to form. The spinnerbaits we slowrolled down a weedline waiting for a "tic" indicating a bite throwing the bait up into a few feet of water down to 10-12'. The worms we would throw around whatever structure was present(docks,rocks,weeds,lilypads,etc). If you are fishing a clear water lake I find that the fishing is actually better after dark. For example if you fish lake Wawasee in the canals the fish will roam more from under the docks making them easier for me to catch. As far as moving around I move the asme as during the day although having to idle on a large lake would make time idling a consideration.
Max